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Child dies after being hit by 3-year-old driving golf cart: Authorities
Siede Preis/Getty Images (FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A 7-year-old in Fort Myers, Florida, has died after sustaining critical injuries when he was struck by a golf cart his 3-year-old brother was driving, law enforcement officials said. [Read More…]
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Republicans on campaign trail, Capitol Hill seek to dismiss seriousness of Trump target letter
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican candidates for president and lawmakers on Capitol Hill largely fell in line, again, behind former President Donald Trump on Tuesday after he was informed that he is a target in [Read More…]
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US soldier in North Korean custody after crossing DMZ line
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. Army private who had just finished a stint in a South Korean detention facility crossed the border into North Korea “without authorization” and is in custody in the secretive [Read More…]
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Amid tensions with North Korea, US nuclear-capable submarine arrives in South Korea for 1st time in decades
The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) pulls into port in Busan South Korea July 18, 2023. — Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Chen/US Navy (BUSAN, South Korea) — A U.S. Navy nuclear-capable submarine [Read More…]
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A Texas town was less than a day from running out of water
Google Maps Street View (BLANCO, Texas) — A tiny cattle and ranching town nestled in Central Texas is experiencing water supply woes so severe that it recently only had about a day’s worth of water left. [Read More…]
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Judge in classified docs case appears skeptical of Trump’s argument for indefinite delay
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MIAMI) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case did not rule from the bench during Tuesday’s pretrial hearing, but appeared skeptical of Trump’s lawyers’ arguments that [Read More…]
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1-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed by 3-year-old sibling, authorities say
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (FALLBROOK, Calif.) — A 1-year-old girl was accidentally shot and killed Monday by her 3-year-old sibling, who had gained access to an unsecured handgun, authorities said. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said [Read More…]
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Texas DPS launches probe amid allegations troopers were told to push back migrant children into Rio Grande
Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The Inspector General of the Texas Department of Public Safety is conducting a full investigation into allegations that Texas troopers were ordered to push back those attempting to [Read More…]
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Federal prosecutors contacted Nevada secretary of state’s office as part of 2020 election probe
KeithBinns/Getty Images (CARSON CITY, Nev.) — Federal prosecutors have been in contact with the office of Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar as part of the special counsel’s ongoing probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 [Read More…]
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Trump got a ‘target letter.” What is one and what does it mean?
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With sources saying special counsel Jack Smith has sent former President Donald Trump a “target letter,” what does that mean, as a general matter ? An official notice, [Read More…]
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Michigan AG announces felony charges against ‘fake electors’ in 2020 election plot
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (LANSING, Mich.) — The Michigan attorney general has announced charges against the state’s 16 “fake electors,” the office announced in a press release on Tuesday afternoon, for their alleged role in the scheme [Read More…]
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DeSantis says Trump could’ve ‘come out more forcefully’ during Jan. 6
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WEST COLUMBIA, S.C.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday tried to walk a fine line when asked about former President Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 — in light of the news [Read More…]
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Biden hosts Israeli president amid tensions
Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden hosted Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House on Tuesday amid continued tension with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government. The meeting with [Read More…]
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Why Democrats feel bullish about retaking the House, even though ‘there’s a lot of work to be done’
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats are salivating at their prospects to flip the House next year — but even as party operatives boast of having “the full recipe” for success, they acknowledge they’re still gathering [Read More…]
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Actors’ union, Hollywood studios squabble over which side to blame as strike enters 5th day
John Lamparski/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — As the Hollywood-paralyzing strike by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) went into its fifth day Tuesday, the studios and producers accused the union of [Read More…]
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Julie Bowen hyping newly single Sofia Vergara after Joe Manganiello split
L-R: Vergara and Bowen in 2017 — Todd Williamson/Getty Images Julie Bowen is hyping up Sofia Vergara after her Modern Family co-star announced she’s splitting from her husband since 2015, Joe Manganiello. Truth told, Vergara [Read More…]
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Peacock teases ‘Twisted Metal’, ‘John Wick’ spinoff ‘The Continental’ at San Diego Comic-Con
L-R: ‘Twisted Metal’ stars Beatriz, producer and star Anthony Mackie While the SAG-AFTRA strike is preventing stars from taking part in this year’s San Diego Comic-Con activities, Peacock is still touting two of its upcoming [Read More…]
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Wildfire smoke map: These are the US cities, states with air quality being affected by Canadian fires
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As Canada continues to battle its worst wildfire season on record, toxic smoke has traveled south and is once again blanketing states across the U.S. A total of 18 states [Read More…]
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Emergency slide falls from United Airlines fight, lands in Chicago backyard
An emergency slide fell from a plane and landed outside of a home near O’Hare Airport in Chicago, July 17, 2023. — Laura Devitt (CHICAGO) — It wasn’t a bird or a plane hurtling from [Read More…]
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House to vote on resolution saying Israel isn’t a ‘racist or apartheid state’
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The controversy over Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s comments on Israel will continue Tuesday when the House votes on a Republican-led resolution to reaffirm the U.S. ally is not a racist state [Read More…]